Oroville - Butte's supervisors will be considering the costs associated with enforcing the voter-approved tighter medical marijuana cultivation regulations.
Measure A, which was passed in the election Nov. 4, sharply limits the physical size of medical marijuana gardens.
Also, under the old regulations a person had to live within a specified distance from a particular marijuana garden to file a complain about it.
Measure A erases the proximity requirement from the code and now any one can file a complaint about a garden.
The agenda accompanying the item that will go before the board Tuesday says, "With the changes approved by Measure A, including reduction on grow area and removing the limitations on who qualifies to report a violation, the (Butte County) Development Services Department expects a significant increase in reported violations and related code enforcement activity."
The development services department proposes to launch an aggressive public outreach and education program before Measure A goes into effect Jan. 8, 2015.
The effort would include information on the county's website Butte County > Home, brochures, outreach to businesses, public services announcements and "possibly billboard advertising."
The proposal includes the creation of an app to allow people to submit complaint forms using iPhones and Android phones.
Another goal, according to the agenda document, is to arrange for a quick response to reports of violations to the cultivation code and "efficient enforcement action," including citations and the launching of a nuisance abatement effort.
The development services staff says that department will need an additional $446,500 for the program, but the report offers a caveat that reads, "...the cost might be higher if code enforcement activities are higher."
Since the action requested is a "budget adjustment," it will require a 4 to 1 majority vote of the panel to pass the request.
The Measure A funding item is part of the board's regular agenda.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Supervisors Chambers in the County Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville.
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Measure A, which was passed in the election Nov. 4, sharply limits the physical size of medical marijuana gardens.
Also, under the old regulations a person had to live within a specified distance from a particular marijuana garden to file a complain about it.
Measure A erases the proximity requirement from the code and now any one can file a complaint about a garden.
The agenda accompanying the item that will go before the board Tuesday says, "With the changes approved by Measure A, including reduction on grow area and removing the limitations on who qualifies to report a violation, the (Butte County) Development Services Department expects a significant increase in reported violations and related code enforcement activity."
The development services department proposes to launch an aggressive public outreach and education program before Measure A goes into effect Jan. 8, 2015.
The effort would include information on the county's website Butte County > Home, brochures, outreach to businesses, public services announcements and "possibly billboard advertising."
The proposal includes the creation of an app to allow people to submit complaint forms using iPhones and Android phones.
Another goal, according to the agenda document, is to arrange for a quick response to reports of violations to the cultivation code and "efficient enforcement action," including citations and the launching of a nuisance abatement effort.
The development services staff says that department will need an additional $446,500 for the program, but the report offers a caveat that reads, "...the cost might be higher if code enforcement activities are higher."
Since the action requested is a "budget adjustment," it will require a 4 to 1 majority vote of the panel to pass the request.
The Measure A funding item is part of the board's regular agenda.
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Supervisors Chambers in the County Administration Building, 25 County Center Drive, Oroville.
News Moderator: Shandar @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Oroville Mercury Register: Breaking News, Sports, Business, Entertainment & Oroville News
Author: Roger Aylworth
Contact: Contact Us
Website: Butte supes to review cost of marijuana cultivation enforcement
